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Britain has been the only Western nation that did not require electrical products to come with their own plugs, meaning consumers had to wire them themselves. Even this is causing a dilemma there, as now there are questions about standardization with the EC.

Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
United Kingdom, Consumer protection, Energy policy, Electric contacts

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Let them eat cash?

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Food aid, which continues beyond the emergency stages can damage local farmers and perpetuate hunger. Programs that exchange food for labor or sell food to fund development projects have had varied success. Plans in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe are discussed.

Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
Methods, Economic aspects, Food relief, Food assistance, International relief

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One of us, or one of them? Citizenship

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East European nations are implementing strict citizenship laws based on ethnic origins designed to exclude residents who immigrated during Russian dominance. France and Germany are also making their codes more strict.

Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
Laws, regulations and rules, Russians, Emigration and immigration law, Immigration law, Citizenship, Europe, Eastern, Russians in foreign countries

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